Tag: software

A comprehensive online privacy bill is one step closer after US Congressional leaders reach a tentative bipartisan deal

A comprehensive online privacy…

Describing the polarized US Congress as dysfunctional is being too kind. Republicans and Democrats don't agree on too much…
Two men have been arrested for attempting to destroy government databases and they reportedly tried to cover their tracks with the help of AI tools

Two men have been…

At this point, I’ve come to look at generative AI in search as a hindrance at best, and a…
Two men have been arrested for attempting to destroy government databases and they reportedly tried to cover their tracks with the help of AI tools

Two men have been…

At this point, I’ve come to look at generative AI in search as a hindrance at best, and a…
To stay safe in Windows 10 from next October commercial customers have to pay $61, then ‘double every consecutive year for a maximum of three years’

To stay safe in…

Update: Microsoft has been in touch to clarify that “this week’s news from Microsoft on Windows 10 ESU pricing…
The 2025 Microsoft Excel World Championship went way, way harder than it needed to with its wrestling-style intros and I’m so here for it

The 2025 Microsoft Excel…

I’ve found something you need to see. We’ve covered the Excel World Championship before, highlighting its excellent theme song,…
‘Never bet against’ Jensen Huang’s ‘ability to disrupt himself’ says IBM chief

‘Never bet against’ Jensen…

There’s a good chance you know AI as that thing your grandpa uses to get information wrong, and also…
Microsoft Edge might let you limit its RAM usage soon including a setting just for gamers

Microsoft Edge might let…

Microsoft Edge is fine. Unfortunately, fine doth butter few parsnips in the world of browser choices, as it's often…
US Gov report slams Microsoft over email hack—’The Board finds that this intrusion was preventable and should never have occurred’

US Gov report slams…

Last year, Microsoft disclosed that a Chinese hacking group referred to as “Storm-0558” was responsible for a security breach…
OpenAI CEO thinks the AI singularity is already upon us and that cracking down on it wouldn’t be good for humanity, because of course he does

OpenAI CEO thinks the…

Tech leaders sure do say some wacky things. But AI tech leaders perhaps say the wackiest things (here’s looking…
Cloudflare says DDoS attacks have multiplied to 1

Cloudflare says DDoS attacks…

If you thought the AI industry deals with big numbers—millions of tokens, giga-zigga-exa-flexa-FLOPs (a very real metric, I tell…